Patrick Range McDonald

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Donnie Baseball Comes to LA

Patrick Range McDonald
At 4:57 p.m. on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Dodgers sent out a press release with this headline in big, bold letters: "MATTINGLY TO RETURN AFTER THE ALL-STAR BREAK." Donnie Baseball is coming to LA. Don Mattingly, left, watches the Dodgers practice at spring training with manager Joe Torre. (photo courtesy......
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Villaraigosa Hits the Campaign Trail…Again

Patrick Range McDonald
It's amazing what can happen in a year. Around this time last summer, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa admitted to an extra-marital affair, political allies distanced themselves from the East LA Golden Boy, and talk about the mayor becoming the next governor of California completely and utterly ceased...and it was almost exactly......
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Queer Town: The Televised Revolution

Patrick Range McDonald
In 1970, Gil Scott-Heron, a poet and singer with a strong distaste for political apathy, released the song “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.” It was something of a brass-knuckled, knock-out punch against anyone who didn’t fight the powers-that-be, with Scott-Heron delivering his lyrics with just the right amount of......
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Queer Town: Power to the Sissies

Patrick Range McDonald
Sister Unity stood before me in West Hollywood Park on the first full day of legal gay marriage in California. She was dressed head-to-toe in drag and sounded somewhat disappointed. “A gay guy walked up to me and said, ‘Do you really think this is going to help us in......
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Queer Town: McCain Plays Small Ball in California

Patrick Range McDonald
On the evening of June 26, with the right kind of ears, a steady, collective groan could be heard from thousands of gay Republicans throughout California…followed by an eerie silence. Their man, Senator John McCain, decided to play small ball in his quest for the White House, and came out......
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Queer Town: Stonewall Riots Remembered

Patrick Range McDonald
The big neon sign at the Stonewall Inn is gone now, and the world famous gay bar has undergone a complete renovation. But it will always be the sacred ground where an angry bunch of drag queens and effeminate gay men pushed back after New York City police officers raided......
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Queer Town: Swimsuit Models and the Engaged Chorus Boy

Patrick Range McDonald
Before the party crowd showed up at 717 Olympic—the new luxury apartment high rise on Olympic Boulevard in downtown Los Angeles near Staples Center—Dan Glenn and Rob Bartusch walked over to the poolside bar and asked for a couple of stiff drinks. They were the swimsuit models for the evening,......
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Queer Town: Gay Marriage and the Religion Card

Patrick Range McDonald
By the end of last week, the gays got married...even in San Diego County. But things turned a little weird for San Diego County Clerk Greg Smith, who was confronted with at least 14 employees who said same sex weddings and their religious beliefs did not mix. It was the......

Stern Defiantly Promises Appeal in Burkle Lawsuit

Patrick Range McDonald
Only hours after a New York State judge tossed his defamation lawsuit against Beverly Hills Billionaire Ron Burkle and Bill and Hillary Clinton, former New York Post reporter Jared Paul Stern wrote to LA Weekly in an email, "We will file an immediate appeal. The judge's opinion was biased and......